Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)

"Local and International Consortium Development
SEAS provides facilitation for consortium based project development and execution ranging from locally based projects development to large scale international projects bids. The local consortiums can consist of MNC's together with SMEs to address the service and technology needs of larger entities. Whereby, international consortiums are formed comprising of companies able to satisfy the solutions required to satisfy targeted regional large scale projects. Companies participating in consortiums can benefit from SEAS extensive relations with local and regional governments, international financing institutions, and industry organisations. The aim of the SEAS Enterprise Development program is to assist Singapore based companies, in particular SME's, with consultancy services, project development scoping and commercialisation of technologies. In addition SME's can tap on funding for collaborative project development within their sector and/or through a MNC partnership."to find out more...
Passage via http://www.seas.org.sg/about-seas/what-we-do/63

CLEAR Comfortable Low Energy ARchitecture

"The unit was created in 1987 to bridge the gap between architecture and research in low energy design. That research focuses on the efficient use of energy and its conservation in building design. While the unit competes for international research contracts it also operates as an architectural practice and an educational resource for the London Metropolitan University. In that regard, the unit integrates its work with undergraduate and graduate programmes." to find out more...
Passage via http://new-learn.info/learn/about/index.shtml

Parametric design

"RvsR started as an attempt to highlight the difference between the processes of repetition and replication, with the last being the requested outcome. The workshop has therefore implemented Parametric Design Tools (PDT) to investigate the above notions. In addition, RvsR intended in demonstrating the function of PDT as platforms for creating new design tools and geometry control mechanisms, as well as handling digital fabrication." to find out more...

Sustainable Facade Design

Interesting reading here:
http://www.ykkapfacade.com/publications/index02.html

The Sustainable Energy Research Team (SERT)

"The Sustainable Energy Research Team (SERT) was set up to as a research unit that aims to promote sustainability through high quality research and publications. Leading the team is Professor Geoff Hammond, head of the Aerothermodynamics group and director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (I-SEE), a multi-disciplinary centre that aims to promote leadership in environmental research and education." to find out more...

Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) - LEED

"GBCI’s professional credentialing program provides third party administration and verification of the LEED Professional Credentials (LEED Green Associate, LEED AP, and LEED Fellow).
LEED Professional Credentials demonstrate current knowledge of green building technologies, best practices, and the rapidly evolving LEED Rating Systems. They show differentiation in a growing and competitive industry, and they allow for varied levels of specialization. Show your industry expertise!" to find out more...

Sky Illuminance Level

"Design Sky values are derived from a statistical analysis of dynamic outdoor sky illuminance levels. They represent the horizontal illuminance value that is exceeded 85% of the time between the hours of 9am and 5pm throughout the working year. Thus they also represent a worst-case scenario that you can design to and be sure your building will meet the desired light levels at least 85% of the time. Design sky values vary from around 12-15,000 lux at the equator down to around 3-4000 lux at a latitude of ±60°, as shown in Figure 1 below." to find out more...
This is important to generate real time rendering too. Some basic settings for different position for sky illuminance.
Passage and Image via http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Design_Sky

Useful Ecotect Links and reference software

http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Model_A_Simple_House
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Import_Simple_3D_Geometry
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Importing_From_SketchUp_Tutorial
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/SolarTool_Fundamentals
Reference software
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/supportforyourstudies/academicsupport/studyresources/referencingandbibliographies.aspx
http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9ba73656-1729-2453-d9eb-6fd932a12753
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc/academic-integrity/references/Links-and-References.pdf
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/quality-manual/assessment/offences.htm